Best known for creating groundbreaking fashion designs from the 1950s onward, Pierre Cardin enjoyed great success in other design fields, most notably furniture. Cardin’s chairs, cabinets, tables and other pieces share many of the keynotes of his clothing designs. They are simple, geometric, elegant and cool.
Cardin was born in a village near Venice, Italy, and raised in central France. Always interested in fashion, he left home at age 17 to train with a Vichy tailor. After the end of World War II, Cardin moved to Paris and worked for a succession of couture houses, before taking a job with Christian Dior in 1946. Cardin went solo in 1950, and quickly won attention for his novel style.
Unlike Dior’s famous New Look, Cardin’s clothes de-emphasized a woman’s curves; his breakthrough pieces like the Bubble dress had, instead, a sculptural quality. In the following decade, Cardin introduced bright tunic dresses and shifts, marketed as the Space Age look and accessorized with vinyl hats and visors.
In the 1970s Cardin expanded his design work into furniture, jewelry and automobiles. (Later, licensing agreements would put Cardin’s name on goods ranging from perfume to sunglasses.) Cardin’s furniture pieces — inspired, perhaps, by the rediscovery of Art Deco design in that decade — feature simple, symmetrical forms, lacquer and figured veneer finishes, and accents in metals such as aluminum and brass.
Whether you are looking for a vintage cocktail dress or a chest of drawers to keep it in, as you will see on 1stDibs, Pierre Cardin offers an option in either that is timelessly chic.
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Double Dresser by Widdicomb
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in Highland, IN
This stunning double dresser by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb is impeccably designed and expertly crafted. The walnut case has is exquisitely detailed with the curved front an...
Walnut
John Kapel Walnut Dresser by Glenn of California
By John Kapel, Glenn of California
Located in Highland, IN
A great design with several subtle details, this walnut dresser designed by John Kapel for Glenn of California features eight drawers with sculpted pulls. 29.75"h X 72"w X 20"d
Walnut
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Dresser by Widdicomb
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in Highland, IN
This stunning dresser by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb is impeccably designed and expertly crafted. The walnut case has is exquisitely detailed with the curved front and elega...
Walnut
Stow Davis Two Bay Credenza
By Stow Davis
Located in Highland, IN
This handsome credenza by Stow Davis is extremely well built and chock full of pleasing details including flat stock legs that go through the teak case and the slender chrome pulls. ...
Steel
Kipp Stewart "Sun Coast" Cabinet by Drexel
By Kipp Stewart, Drexel
Located in Highland, IN
This very handsome cabinet designed by Kipp Stewart for Drexel Furniture is from the "Sun Coast" line. It can serve as a credenza in the dining room or a dresser in the bedroom. It's...
Wood
Jay Spectre 7 Drawer Oak Dresser by Century
By Jay Spectre, Century Furniture
Located in Highland, IN
Designed by Jay Spectre for Century, this dramatic 7-drawer dresser from his "Eclipse" collection is a post-modern take on Deco / Moderne design. Crafted of oak with a black lacquer ...
Chrome
1970s Pierre Cardin for Dillingham Art Deco Wardrobe Chests of Drawers
By Pierre Cardin
Located in San Gabriel, CA
1970s Pierre Cardin Art Deco Revival tall wardrobe dresser cabinets. Double doors open to reveal six spacious pull-out drawers. Manufactured by Dillingham in the 1970s. The pieces ar...
Chrome
Behr Wall Cabinet by Horst Brüning, Mid-Century Modern, 1960s
By Horst Bruning, Behr
Located in Hellouw, NL
This Behr wall cabinet was designed by Horst Brüning in 1960. The cupboard was produced by Behr in Germany and is made of wood and aluminum. Brüning's design style was very modern, f...
Aluminum
Rosewood Front Mid-Century Dresser
By Roger Rougier, Pierre Cardin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Long mid-century space age dresser with stunning features. Four rosewood lined doors with polished aluminum trim and frame, contrasting white body. Six deep drawers sit behind the ro...
Aluminum
Mid Century Nine Drawer Dresser by Dillingham att. to Baughman c. 1960/1970's
By Dillingham Manufacturing Company, Milo Baughman
Located in New York, NY
Chic architectural large nine drawer dresser, made by Dillingham, design attributed to Milo Baughman, retailed by Maurice Villency, c. 1960-1970's. This impressive chest features thr...
Walnut
Paul McCobb for Calvin "Linear Group" Long Dresser Credenza Cabinet 8-Drawer
By Calvin Furniture, Paul McCobb
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Made by Calvin Furniture, this piece was designed by American legend Paul McCobb. Out of the thousands of documented designs by McCobb, this line is, in our opinion, one of the best....
Aluminum
Long Dresser by American of Martinsville
By American of Martinsville
Located in Brooklyn, NY
American made walnut dresser with louvered front design. Nine drawers total, with 3 central drawers concealed behind two inlay designed doors. Lovely brass trim runs along the bottom...
Brass
